DIY junk food: Make your own organic Twinkie knock-offs (video)

Thankfully, Grist's "Ask Umbra" has come to the rescue with a great organic Twinkie recipe. It actually looks pretty simple (and very tasty). Why not even try using locally sourced butter and eggs to make yours extra eco-friendly?


Watch the video below to get the recipe and be sure to check out her post on it, too.


Just like Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) in Zombieland, I, too, enjoy the spongy, creamy goodness that is a Twinkie. (Okay, maybe not as much as he did, but you get the point.) The only problem with them is that there's so much crap in them! The Twinkie contains 39 different ingredients, including cellulose gum, Polysorbate 60, and calcium sulfate (which are used in making sheet rock, shampoo, and rocket fuel - FYI.)

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'd be much happier with a Twinkie that had a lot less ingredients — especially sans the ones found in rocket fuel — and were more wholesome so I could feel better about eating them.

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